What is the meaning of jumping-off point?

noun

  • A beginning from which an enterprise is launched.
    • usage: "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
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